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Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.

One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.

Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as, apoplectic songs or hymns.

spicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk.

To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus. Wiseman.

The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration. [Written corruptly imposthumation.] Wiseman.

Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme.

An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly imposthume.]

The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.

A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] Wiseman.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] J. Whitaker.

The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. Hayward.

The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.

Appraisement.

Approbation. I did nothing without your approvement. Hayward.

Of supreme chemical powers. [R.] "The archchemic sun." Milton.

A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind. Milton.

A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below.

The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the Linnæan arrangement of plants.

A subdivision of a department. [France]